Purslane

Purslane, Little Hogweed

Portulaca oleracea L.

Portulacaceae (Rose Moss Family)

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Purslane

  • low-growing, spreading summer annual weed in the Portulacacae (Purslane Family) with fleshy oval leaves and fleshy stems
  • grows 3-4" tall, spreads 8-18" per plant
  • produces yellow flowers
  • found in cultivated agronomic and horticultural crops, waste areas
  • control
    • pre-emergent herbicides, cultivation, shading

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